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Pay yourself a steady wage when your income goes up and down
Some months are brilliant and some are dire, so you pay yourself whatever's left. Get a simple buffer system that gives you the same amount every month.
The problem
Feast-and-famine income makes home life stressful. In good months you overspend; in bad months you can't pay the mortgage, even though the year was fine.
The outcome
Some months are brilliant and some are dire, so you pay yourself whatever's left. Get a simple buffer system that gives you the same amount every month.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me pay myself a steady amount each month. My last 12 months: [takings and business costs per month] What I need at home each month: [amount] What the business must keep: [tax pot, a buffer for bills]
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A short example
Some months are brilliant and some are dire, so you pay yourself whatever's left. Get a simple buffer system that gives you the same amount every month.
This does not give tax advice. The books stay in the accounting system.
The prompt · Gemini
Help me pay myself a steady amount each month. My last 12 months: [takings and business costs per month] What I need at home each month: [amount] What the business must keep: [tax pot, a buffer for bills]
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A short example
Some months are brilliant and some are dire, so you pay yourself whatever's left. Get a simple buffer system that gives you the same amount every month.
You give your last 12 months of takings and costs.
The assistant asks what you need at home each month and what the business must keep.
You get a steady monthly pay figure, a buffer target, a monthly routine and a sheet.
What happens
Use Gemini to pay yourself a steady wage when your income goes up and down
Some months are brilliant and some are dire, so you pay yourself whatever's left. Get a simple buffer system that gives you the same amount every month.
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